Program

Preliminary Program

Friday, April 14th, 2023

19:00 – 21:00
Welcome Reception and Registration at Congress Centrum Mainz Congress Hall

 

Saturday, April 15th, 2023

8:00
Live Surgery
Transmitted to the Congress Centrum simultaneously from different European Eye Centers (Rome, Paris, Antwerp, Leuven, Sulzbach, Hamburg, Essen, Munich)
Moderators: Donald D’Amico, Grazia Pertile, David Steel

13:30
Lunch

14:30 – 15:15
Session 1 
Retinal detachment I
Chair: Jose Garcia Arumi, Lyobomyr Lytvynchuk

Scleral Buckle Revisited: Is there Anything New?
– Carlos Mateo

Routine Use of Air Tamponade in PPV in RD for Young Adults – Another Nail in Scleral Buckling’s Coffin?
– Ernesto Bali

The Role of the Tamponade and Cortical Vitreous Removal in Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment
Grazia Pertile Retinal Translocation Following Scleral Buckling Versus Vitrectomy
– Heinrich Heimann

ILM Peeling in Retinal Detachment Surgery – is it Worth the Effort?
– Siegfried Priglinger

Do Daily Activities Impact Gas Tamponade-Retina Contact after ppV?
– Tommaso Rossi

15:25 – 16:10
Session 2 
Retinal detachment II
Chair: Remci Avci, Fanny Nerinckx

Short Term PFO for Complex Retinal Detachment. The Good and the Bad
– Ehab El Rayes

Are there any Good Reasons not to Use Densiron xtra More Often?
– David Steel

Densiron extraction: physical properties and technique
– Fabio Patelli

Silicone Oil Removal Techniques: Which is more Effective?
– Tommaso Rossi

Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment without the Use of PFCL
– Manfred Spitzer

Why I Use PFCL During Vitrectomy for Almost all RD
– Diego Ruiz Casas

20:00
Dinner

Sunday, April 16th, 2023

08:00
Session 3
Video Presentation of Participants

09:15
Session 4
Presentations and Panel Discussions

12:00
Session 5
Innovator’s Session
– New Devices
– New Techiques

13:00
Lunch

14:00
Session 6
Presentations and Panel Discussions

18:00
End of the Meeting

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Venue
mainzplus CITYMARKETING GmbH
Rheingoldhalle
Rheinstraße 66
55116 Mainz Germany
Phone: +49 6131 242-0
Fax: +49 6131 242-100
www.mainzplus.com

Transportation
The congress venue is 20 minutes by taxi or train from Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport.

Congress Language
English

Course Registration
Registration will begin October 12th, 2022.

Regular registration fee
– before February 1st, 2023: Euro 400,–
– before March 12th, 2023: Euro 475,–
– onsite: Euro 525,–

Resident registration fee
– before February 1st, 2023: Euro 375,–
– before March 12th, 2023: Euro 400,–
– onsite: Euro 450,–

Registration includes coffee, tea, lunches and welcome reception.

Social Event
Saturday, April 15th 2023: Euro 85,–
Dinner and Magic

CME
Certification is applied for.